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CMOS low-voltage comparator

US6020768A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 13, 1998
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K5/2481
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A comparator circuit providing for improved symmetry of operation. The circuit includes two delay paths to facilitate rising and falling input transitions. Such paths are made up of an equal number and type of current mirrors. The circuit also includes an input differential pair wherein both delay paths are coupled to a single transistor of the pair.

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